What Went Wrong Songtext
von Grant McLennan

Renegades from grief trying to find
A shipload of gold from the mine
I said lovers living on what went wrong
Spent our time on a coral reef
Abandoned ship when we lost our teeth
I said lovers living on what went wrong
What about living in magic hour?
Can′t find the lock to the marble tower
I said lovers living on what went wrong
You found an orphan on your step
You cut its mind on your bicep, yeah
Living on what went wrong
Then comes a dream, beats to a chime
Foreign fire engines on your mind
I said lovers living on what went wrong
Talk about jewels, talk from fools
Everyone's trying to get through school
I said lovers living on what went wrong
The money′s down, the race is on
You can't find a kidney in Hong Kong


I said lovers living on what went wrong
What about Louie and Marie?
They lost their heads at the jamboree
I said lovers living on what went wrong
There's JFK and LBJ
Gotta learn to tango in the USA
I said lovers living on what went wrong
Live like a freak child ′til they fill ya
Living next door to a serial killer
Lovers living on what went wrong
Live in a town with seven hills
Can′t get to sleep, I need my pills
I said lovers living on what went wrong
You hear someone at your door
Knock, knock, knock, do they still want more?
I said lovers living on what went wrong
I'm burned out on the trail
Cut loose by betrayal
Returned all your mail
Oh, what went wrong?
I wanna know what went wrong
I oughta know what went wrong
I wanna know what went wrong
Shoot that rifle, ducks on a ledge
Know what I mean, don′t hedge your bets
I said lovers living on what went wrong
Pick up a phone, call it experience
If you're lucky they call it genius
Lovers living on what went wrong
See that shape in the fog
Coming at ya foaming like a dog
I said lovers living on what went wrong
But you don′t mind, no, you don't care
If it′s gonna get ya it'll get ya anywhere
I said lovers living on what went wrong
Everyone's afraid, everyone′s scared
No one wants their soul bared
I said lovers living on what went wrong
Well, mother, father, daughter, son
They all think that they′re the only ones
I said lovers living on what went wrong
Well, some rob graves, some get sick
Some bang nails, I couldn't give a tick
Lovers living on what went wrong
What about the stars if you want more?
They′re just holes in heaven's floor
I said lovers living on what went wrong
You saw it fall, you saw it crack
I tell you now, he ain′t coming back
I said lovers living on what went wrong
Between destruction and celebration
You got the lip, you're the pin-up of the nation
Lovers living on what went wrong
Just chat about a worm, how it screws
I don′t care if you got loose
I said lovers living on what went wrongCover it up, lie in the shade
If you don't get it right you'll be cut by the blade
I said lovers living on what went wrong
You can shave your head, grow a beard
I′ll bet Joan of Arc was never that weird
I said lovers living on what went wrong
You burned out on the trail
Filled your wounds with hail
Abandoned without bail
Oh what went wrong?
I wanna know what went wrong
Tell me what went wrong
I wanna know what went wrong